The Deep

Fire Shrine - Near Maru

As you continue to ponder the fate of the young boy and searching the ruin for some clues of what has happened and what you have witnessed, you hardly notice the flame in the altar dwindling until it disappears.

When it does, there is another flash of bright light, that fills the room and blinds the three of you. The world seems to sway as you float in a world of brilliance and radiance.

Boyce - Gold. The most precious of metals. Builder of empires and destroyer nations. Root of greed and madness, road to success and wealth. Wanted in equal measures by kings and paupers alike. Its dull shine casts a sickness upon all that it touches. “Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men”, the old saying went. But in fact gold was a test that could break even the strongest of man. Everyone has a price.

In your vision you see the vast deposits of gold hidden under the bones of Fang. A ses of wealth waiting to be mined and discovered. You see how the old civilization fell from grace crumbling under the weight of its own greed and at the hands of a powerful adversary.

But beyond the gold, you see a vast network of tunnels and strongholds that snakes under Fang connect its far flung corners. You see how it spreads out like arteries and veins bringing together the myriad of now ruined cities. You see that the 'Ypogeios' is now home to a strange race of people with coloured patches on their skins that came from beyond the desert, fleeing a ruthless enemy, seeking refuge and that with their coming the Odonine lost sovereignty of the Deep to these powerful invaders.

You turn your eyes to the Great Desert of Skulls and immediately you are cast back to your body. A voice echoes in your mind. ~The Onslaught is coming. Stay away.~